Living in Fantasy

Magical Realism

Audiobook available on Amazon, Barnes & Noble, Apple, Google Play, and Kobo. The haunting trees lead me astray, a liar’s tongue that I hear play. Avery has a dangerous secret. He pretends to be this perfect angel, but he regularly sneaks into the town’s forbidden forest. I’m the only one who […]

The Boy in the Forest – Audiobook

March 22, 2022 in Books / News tagged Audiobooks / Awash with Summer Roses / Magical Realism / New Release / The Boy in the Forest / YA / Young Adult

eBook available on Amazon, Barnes & Noble, Apple Books, Google Play, and Kobo. Paperback available on Amazon and Barnes & Noble. The haunting trees lead me astray, a liar’s tongue that I hear play. Avery has a dangerous secret. He pretends to be this perfect angel, but he regularly sneaks […]

The Boy in the Forest – Available Now

August 1, 2021 in Books / News tagged Coming of Age / Contemporary / Magical Realism / New Release / The Boy in the Forest / Young Adult

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hHaNjtVgks8 Hello, hello. Been a while since I've uploaded any music. This is an original song I composed and sang for my duology Awash with Summer Roses. I hope you enjoy it. If you'd like to read the books, start with The Girl in the Garden. (It's free.) Book link: […]

Troubled Pines

June 6, 2021 in Books / Music / News / YouTube tagged Awash with Summer Roses / Bandcamp / Folk Music / Indie Folk / Magical Realism / Music / The Boy in the Forest / The Girl in the Garden / Troubled Pines / YA Books / YA Magical Realism / YouTube

Do you remember Blind to Love? It's no longer available for purchase. It's a story that has been through many changes since it was published and Blind to Love was its most recent title. Why? I could never figure out who my audience was. It's probably no secret that I'm not the best […]

The Girl in the Garden – Coming Soon

April 2, 2021 in Books tagged Awash with Summer Roses / Living in Fantasy / Magical Realism / The Girl in the Garden / YA Contemporary Romance

Hello and good day! Blind to Love is only 99c until February 2! The price goes up to $6.99 after that.

Blind to Love – 99c Sale

January 27, 2019 in Books / News tagged 99c / Blind to Love / Book Deals / Book Sales / Books / Contemporary Romance / Limited Time Deal / Magical Realism / Novels / Sales / Standalone Book / Standalone Novel / Young Adult Books / Young Adult Novels

I love reading a good book. I’m sure that comes as no surprise. But I also love taking those books and internalizing them. After that phase, I want to share that book with everyone, and I want to hear the author’s own take on it. I can appreciate what authors […]

Blind to Love – Behind the Story

January 26, 2019 in Books / News tagged Bad Girl / Behind the Story / Blind to Love / Blindness / Contemporary Romance / Disabled Hero / Good Boy / Magical Realism / Standalone Book / Standalone Novel / Young Adult / Young Adult Novels / Young Adult Standalone Novel

It’s the first night of summer. I’ve got my guitar placed snugly into its travel case and I’m ready to go. Technically, I don’t even need my guitar, but it feels better than the one Malcolm has up for grabs. I won’t bring an amp or anything, though. Malcolm has […]

Blind to Love – Chapter One

January 24, 2019 in Books / News tagged Authors / Blind to Love / Book Sample / Books / Coming of Age / Contemporary Romance / First Chapter / Magical Realism / Novels / Read Blind to Love / Romance Novels / Standalone Book / Standalone Novel / The Meaning of Love / Writers / Young Adult / Young Adult Authors / Young Adult Books / Young Adult Romance / Young Adult Romance Novel

Hello! One of my goals for 2019 is to update my blog every week. I think it’ll be enlightening to anyone who follows me, and it’ll be nice for me to look back on from time to time. It’s like a journal for all my creative endeavors. Having said that, […]

Week 1 – WIPs and MORE WIPs

January 4, 2019 in News tagged About Gender Identity / Adult Books / Angel and Demons / Audiobooks / Authors / Blind to Love / Coming of Age / Contemporary Romance / Empaths / Fantasy Books / In the Mind of an Author / LGBT Books / LGBT Fiction / Magical Books / Magical Realism / Once Soulmates / Paranormal Romance Books / Queer Authors / Queer Books / Shapeshifters / Shifter Romance Books / Shifters / Singers / Song Writers / The Holiday Shifter Mates / The Soul Seer Saga / these Immortal Vows / Valentine's Day Tigers / Weekly Progress Report / WIPs / Works in Progress / Writers / Young Adult Books

I have a lot of goals for 2019, but the biggest one is to make it queer. I’ve come a long way as a writer and a person since I found writing was the one thing, out of all my many interests, that I want to pursue relentlessly. The first […]

Making 2019 Queer: Writing Stories for YOU and Writing Stories ...

December 31, 2018 in News tagged 2019 Goals / Adult Books / Angel and Demons / Authors / Authors Life / Books / Coming of Age / Contemporary Romance / End of 2018 / Felicity Kross / Halloween Werewolf / Her Bad Cat / Her Brave Wolf / Kamryn Hart / LGBT Author / LGBT Books / Magical Realism / Marked by the Moon / Paranormal Romance / Pen Names / PNR / Queer Books / Queer Romance / Self-Discovery / Shifter Romance / Shifters / The Holiday Shifter Mates / The Lost Princess of Howling Sky / The Soul Seer Saga / The Wandering Empath / Valentine's Day Tigers / Vampires / Werewolves / Wolf Shifters / Writer Goals / Writers / Writers Life / Writing / Young Adult Books

★★★★★ 5/5 There are few authors who make me feel things deeply enough to cry. For that alone, these authors earn a place in my favorites. To be clear, there are a lot of good authors that make me feel and experience the story they wrote internally, but that's as […]

BOOK/MOVIE REVIEW: A Monster Calls by Patrick Ness

November 5, 2017 in Reviews and Recommendations tagged Favorite Books / Favorite Movies / Felicity Jones / Grief and Loss / Lewis MacDougall / Liam Neeson / Magical Realism / Novel / Patrick Ness / Sigourney Weaver / Toby Kebbell / Young Adult Fiction

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